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US 11,232,772 B2Granted
Device for reducing vibration in impact tools and associated methods
OwnerWilliam R. Benner, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
Disclosed are devices and methods for reducing resonant vibrations in impact tools. The embodiments disclosed herein include the use of certain particles positioned within an impact tool, such as a hammer, for converting the energy of vibration to heat energy resulting from collisions between the particles.
Claims17
A vibration-resistant tool comprising:
- a handle having a cavity formed therein;
- and
- particles carried within the cavity, the particles comprising a material having a density greater than the density of the handle, wherein the particles have a total mass equal to about one-tenth the total mass of the tool.
A module for reducing vibration in an impact tool, the module comprising:
- a container portion defining a hollow cavity;
- a threaded attachment portion operable with the container portion and configured for at least one of (1) attaching the module to an end of the impact tool configured for being held by a user and (2) securing the module within an end of the impact tool configured for being held by a user;
- and
- particles carried within the hollow cavity, the particles formed from a material having a density greater than the density of the end of the impact tool configured for being held by a user.
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A module comprising:
- a body portion defining a cavity;
- a threaded attachment portion operable with the body portion and configured for attaching the module to an end of an impact tool configured for being held by a user;
- and
- particles carried within the cavity, the particles formed from a material having a density greater than the density of the end of the impact tool configured for bring held by a user,
- wherein attaching the module to the impact tool reduces vibration of the impact tool upon striking a surface.
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A vibration-resistant tool comprising:
- a body portion having opposing first and second ends, the first end configured for striking a surface and the second end configured for being held by a user, the second end defining a cavity;
- particles carried within the cavity, the particles having a total mass equal to about one-tenth the total mass of the tool;
- and
- a container configured for housing the particles within the cavity, the container configured for being removed from the tool.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.